WILLIAM MEYERHOLZ.
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William Meyerholz, who has been engaged in general farming and stock-raising on his homestead in Jefferson township for the past thirty years, was born in Louisa county on the 1st of August, 1855. He is the eldest son of the late Henry and Elizabeth (Burchold) Meyerholz, natives of Germany, of whom more extended mention is made in the sketch of Fred Meyerholz, on another page of this volume.
William Meyerholz was reared under the parental roof, acquiring his education in the common schools of his native township. After laying aside his text-books he engaged with his father in the cultivation of the farm, remaining a member of the paternal household until he was twenty-six years of age. He then bought a portion of the old homestead, which he operated for eleven years prior to his marriage. He has made all of the improvements upon his property, in addition to which he has planted an orchard and many shade trees. He engages in general farming and has always made a specialty of raising and feeding stock for the market.
In 1892 Mr. Meyerholz was united in marriage to Miss Lena C. Deppe, who was born in Madison county, Indiana, on the 21st of April, 1866. She is a daughter of Conrad A. and Caroline C. (Tohmman) Deppe, natives of Hanover, Germany, from which country they emigrated to the United States in 1843, . . .
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. . . locating in Indiana. They were married in Cincinnati, Ohio, following which they settled upon a farm in Indiana, where they were residing when the father passed away in 1900. The mother is still living and continues to reside upon the old homestead. They were the parents of eight children.
Mr. and Mrs. Meyerholz affiliate with the Christian church, while fraternally he is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which lodge he has filled all of the chairs, and he has also taken the first degree in Masonry. A republican in politics, he always gives his support to the candidates of that party and has served as school director and road supervisor. The entire fifty-six years of his life have been spent in this county and Jefferson township, where he was born, and in the growth and development of which he has always taken an active interest.
